Wild-food 
In the summer/Autumn we fish at our lake and catch a variety of fish to variate our diet.
Eels, crayfish and numerous species of fish including a 4 kilo carp.
70% of our fruit comes out of the wild.
to make into jam, syrups, wines, beers.
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Nettles, are dried and added to Burger's, soups, casseroles, and makes the best beer in the world.
1kl of nettles
2 lemons
30g of cream of tarter
500g sugar
30g yeast or just a (pinch) for fresh yeast
4.5L boiling water
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put the nettles, lemon rind & boiling water into a pan and boil for 15mins or so.
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strain into a container and add lemon juice, sugar and cream of tarter
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allow to cool then add yeast
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leave in lightly covered container in a warm room for three days
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stain into bottles cork down and wire and leave for one week.
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Please note that beer bottles may explode so put them in a cardboard box
Blackberry's, to save on sugar we bottle all blackberries and use them in tarts which is a good way of getting anyone to eat fruit.
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Service Berry's
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Haws Berry's
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Rose hips
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Wild grapes
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Guelder rose
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Acorns
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Chestnuts
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Mushrooms
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